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Allies Drive Two Miles,
Insist on Buffer. Zone
U.S. EIGHTH. ARMY. 'HEAbQUARTERS, Korea,' Wednesday,
Oct. 31—(4)—Allied forces jabbed two miles behind the Communist
central Korean defenses at Kumsong Tuesday and carved out short
gains on both eastern qnd western fronts.
to the center of the line around Kumsong, newly reinforced
Chinese troops , threw two light
probing attacks at Allied units
perched on high ground southeast
of the ( city. Both attacks were
reP'ulsed._
For the second straight day
the Red air force avoided combat
with Allied planes. Pilots sighted
about 60 Russian-built MI G
fighters during the day but ap
parently the Reds were under
orders not .to. fight
MUNSAN, Korea, Wednesday,
Oct. 31—(JP)—The United Nations
command took an unyielding
stand today for a "shock absorb
er" zone in front of the main
UN defense lines as the price of
a cease-fire in Korea.
Allied tempers were wearing a
little thin after six fruitless sub
committee sessions failed to solve
the issue of a buffer zone be
tween the opposing armies,
Maj. Gen.
,Henry I. Hodes,
Chairman of the Allied sub-com
mittee, said the only thing the
Reds were offering was to pull
back from worthless and inde- ,
fensible territory while asking
the , Allies to withdraw fr o m
nearly 95 per cent of the active
front.
Orange to Initiate
Sixty
_Students Tonight
Grange 'initiations of the first
and second degree will 'be con
ducted for 'about 60 students
by the Baileyville Grange'at 7 to
night in 100 Horticulture Build
ing.- -
All 'College students interested
must join now or wait until next
semester.
Thanksgiving Day
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30—(R)—
Though President Truman has not
yet proclaimed Thanksgiving - day,
it will be on Nov. 22.
A Congressional act of 1941
fixed th e 'fourth Thursday in
November as the day to be ob
served.
News from . . .
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Postal Card ,
Rote to Double
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30—(A))—
A . bill to abolish the penny post
card and to raise postal, rates
$117,000,000 a year was signed
today by President Truman.
Beginning next Jon. I. post
cards will cost two cents.
The new-law does not change
the three-cent rate for ordinary
first class letters or affect exist
ing air mail rates. It also author
izes a rise in the cost _of special
delivery stamps from 15 cents to
20 cents beginning Jan. 1. Charg
es for most post office
,special
services, such as insured and
registered mail and C.O.D. de
liveries, will also be increased.
Atomic Bomb Tests
Continue in Nevada
LAS VEGAS, Nev., Oct. 30—(W)—Another of America's lethal
atomic bombs flashed in the desert against a bright dawn today
and gave observers- a man-made display of fireworks that rivaled
the aurora borealis.
The deadly teauty was dropped by an air 'force B-29 from' an
extremely high altitude, probably
30,000 feet. It burst in fed and
white glory at an altitude of
about 1,000 feet above the floor
of the Yucca Flat test site.
The reaction that followed the
rising mushroom and the great
cloud, provided a display of col
ors ranging from gray and brown
to 'royal purple and' baby pink.
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This third and largest detona
tion in the present series of tests
by the atomic energy commission
was witnessed by hundreds of
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The World
At a Glance
- LONDON,. Oct. 30—(W)-;-Prime
Minister Churchill cut both the
size and the pay of Britain's new
cabinet tonight.
He promised that more econ
omy in government will come, in
cluding "large reductions in the
use of ministerial motor cars."
The biggest pay slash was talren
by Churchill himself..
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30—(R)—
Princess Elizabeth and her hus
band will get a rousing—though
maybe a damp—welcome tomor
row on their first visit to .the U.S.
The President, Mr s. Truman,
and Margaret will be at the air
port at 4 p.m. (EST) to meet
Elizabeth and Philip, Duke of
Edinburgh.
BUFFALO; N.Y., Oct. - 30—(PP)
—Ten men were believed dead
tonight as the result of one of
Buffalo harbor's worst distasters
—t h e explosive collision of a
Great Lakes freighter and a barge
loaded with gasoline.
Three bodies have be en re
covered. The U.S. Coast Guard
said the latest count- showed sev
en seamen were missing.
militai - y observers and at least
five wide-eyed congressmen.
Troops, moved into Camp Desert
Rock for army maneuvers in con
nection with atomic weapon tests,
were not involved in the opera
tion.
It ,was believed that today's
atomic display was perhaps the
final AEC tune-up before th e
army maneuvers, which will test
with ground troops the tactical
capabilities of smaller atomic
weapons.
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LSA Opens Series
Of Bible• Studies •
The, first of a series of Bible
study groups, sponsored by the
Penn State Lutheran Student As
sociation, will be held at 7 tonight
at the Lutheran Student Center,
412 W. College avenue. The top
ic of the discussion, led by Prof.
Barbara Schick, will be "Ephes
ians."
"One• Task of the Church" will
be discussed at 7 p.m. tomorrow.
Pastor Edwerth Korte will lead
the discussion. Pastor Donald
Raup will lead a discussion on
"Practical Christianity" at 7 p.m.
Friday.
Sake,' the national beverage of
Japan, is made from fermented
rice and contains from 12 to 15
percent alcohol.
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Dr. Henry Yeagley, associate
professor of physics, will speak
on "Science and Religion" at the
Penn State Christian Association
round table at 8 tonight in 304
Old Main.
This will be the second in a
series of talks on science and re
ligion sponsored by the group.
The round table committee de
cided to have the series after the
first talk on the subject by Dr.
Conrad Fernelius, professor of
chemistry, provoked much discus
sion two weeks ago.
Joan HatchOn and Merritt Din
nage will be in charge of the
meeting. .
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